RISC Forum
The RISC Forum is a one-day symposium built in a way that facilitates and stimulates brainstorming across the participating risk management and insurance industry leaders, academicians, and NGOs on seeking solutions to tame systemic risks.
RISC FORUM 2025
The RISC Forum 2025 showcased an unforgettable day of thought-provoking conversations on the most pressing emerging risks facing humanity. Renowned academics and leading experts in risk management and insurance will come together to explore the latest trends and challenges that systemic risks pose to the industry, people, and societies around the world.
The RISC Forum 2025 is co-organized by York University's Centre of Actuarial Excellence at York University - Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Risk and Insurance Studies Centre, Inc, and is financially supported by Mitacs, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Accenture, and the American Risk and Insurance Association.
Speaker Highlights
Program Overview
| Session | Speakers | Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| Plenary Session: AI Risks | Dr. Frank Quan (UIUC and Discovery Partners Institute); Dr. Yuanyuan Li (Munich Re) | Dr. Alicia Guo (E&Y) |
| Plenary Session: Financial Disruption Risks | Dr. Runhuan Feng, FSA (Tsinghua University); Urs Uhlmann (Aviva Canada) | Paulo Salomao (Accenture) |
| Keynote Presentation | Assia Billig, FSA (Government of Canada) | Dr. Daniel Bauer (Wisconsin School of Business, UW-Madison) |
| Plenary Session: Climate Risks | Dr. Fan Yang (University of Waterloo and RISC Foundation); Sonia Kundi (Zurich Cover More Group) | Juntao Zhang, FCAS (PwC) |
| Plenary Session: Cyber Risks | Dr. Jianxi Su, FSA (Purdue University); Lasith Lansakara (HSB Canada) | Anton Kobelev, ASA, CERA (KPMG) |
| Closing Remarks | Dr. Edward Furman (York University and RISC Foundation) | N/A |
Why RISC Forum?
In an era of rapid technological advancements, interconnected global systems, and evolving societal challenges, systemic risks have come to the forefront as critical issues that demand attention and innovative solutions. As such, understanding and managing these complex risks requires a collaborative and multidisciplinary approach.
RISC FORUM 2024
The RISC Forum 2024, organized by the Risk and Insurance Studies Centre (RISC Foundation) in collaboration with the University of Toronto’s Department of Statistical Sciences, serves as a platform for academic researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers to exchange ideas on emerging issues in systemic risk.
This year’s event will focus on advancements in systemic risk modeling, analysis, and management, covering both theoretical and practical approaches to addressing uncertainty and interconnectedness in risks.
Speaker Highlights
Program Overview
| Session | Speakers |
|---|---|
| Session 1: Supply Chain Disruption | Agostino Capponi (Columbia University); Alena Kharkavets (Intact) |
| Session 2: Stress mis-testing of extreme events | Harry Joe (University of British Columbia); Grant Kelly (PACICC) |
| Session 3: AI-generated mis- and dis-information | Reihaneh Rabbany (McGill University); Sheldon Fernandez (DarwinAI) |
| Session 4: Climate Change | Olaf Weber (Schulich School of Business, York University); Shilpi Singh (AVIVA Canada) |
| Session 5: Cyber Threats | Pirathayini Srikantha (Lassonde School of Engineering, York University); Mahan Azimi (IBC) |